U.S. panel votes to close historic Army hospital

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Originally posted by Rufus T. Firefly


But how does this save any money? Sounds more like they're just relocating facilities and personnel. Bethesda's an impressive facility, but I'll bet it's going to require a major expansion to absorb Walter Reed. They're robbing Peter to pay Paul. Now that's the government I know and love!

you can't honestly think having 2 bases do the same thing as 1 base is more efficient.

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Originally posted by Rufus T. Firefly


Well, that's certainly what we need in the middle of a war without any end in sight: a slow draining down of those who take care of the wounded.

I want Rummy to go to Walter Reed in person and announce that plan to the blinded and maimed.

wounded go to the hospital in germany. They don't need Walter Reed.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Rufus T. Firefly
Well, that's certainly what we need in the middle of a war without any end in sight: a slow draining down of those who take care of the wounded.

I want Rummy to go to Walter Reed in person and announce that plan to the blinded and maimed.

Walter Reed is largely a research facility, actually.

[loinburger]

Originally posted by Rufus T. Firefly
But how does this save any money?

The official reason for the BRAC is not to save money, it's to "maximize military effectiveness" or something like that. However, they fudge the hell out of the numbers in order to pretend that they're saving money in the process.

Last I heard, the most optimistic (i.e., fudged) estimates say that the BRAC will save the DoD something like $40 billion over the next twenty years, i.e., $2 billion a year out of a $500 billion budget. Color me unimpressed.

Originally posted by Rufus T. Firefly
Sounds more like they're just relocating facilities and personnel.

They're not always even doing that much. F'rinstance, my job is moving from Wright-Patt to Rome Research Site. An equivalent job is moving from RRS to WPAFB. Meaning that I stay put and get a job that's moving from RRS, and somebody at RRS stays put and gets my job that's moving from WPAFB. Net savings (on paper): Lots! Net savings (in reality): Nada.

[OzzyKP]

Shut er down.

[Timexwatch]

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